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No. 82,569. PATBNTEDSEPT. 29, 1868.

T.' G. TYLER.

AWNING.

` WTA tetes @anni @Hire THOMAS G. TYLER. OFlNEW YORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent lio. 82,569,l dated ,September 29, 1868.

IMPROVBD AWNING.

moms TO ALL WHOM 'IT MAY GONCERN:

Be it known that I, THOMAS G. TYLER, of New York, in the county of NewYork, and State of New York, .have invented a new and useful Improvementin Awnings; und I do hereby declare that the following is a. full,

clear, end exact description thereof, which virili enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specicutiomhin whioh--Figure 1 is at front view of my invention when the seme is raised.

Figure 2 is s cross-section of the same through the line a: gm' showingit spread to form an awning.

Similar letters ot reference indicate like parts.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved form of awning,which is portable, durable, and easily operated.

It consists, in general terms, of a system 0 frames, each of which iscomposed of s rectangulnr front slat or board vaiixed to two taperedside slats, with pointsof the side slats ofeach frame pivoted to acommon centre.

Each'frsme is successively smaller than the other, so that they willnass one within the hther successivey, when the apparatus israised',thus' bringing' it in a smell compass suitablel for'portahility.

It is provided with stay-rods, halyards, and other devices, perfectingthe Whole, as is hereinafter more fully set forth.

'In the drawings, A are the front slats, and B the tapered side slats ofeach frame, and the said frames are arranged to slide one within theother, with the 'smallest frame at the bottom; when the apparatus isset, so as to shed the rain in a manner sinilar to weather-hoarding.

The points of the side slats tit into metal sockets, C, having eyes,through which latter the pivot or hingerods a pass, as shown.

These rods, ,oro supported by eyebolte d, which, projecting from theWoll of the house, hold the rod clear of the scid wall, so that the eyesof the sockets may work freely in the-act of lraising or lowering theawning.

D are rods or braees,'preferably of iron, the outer ends of which areaiiixed to the inner frame, while the otherlonds n re forned witheye-bolts, working in bolts held from. the wall similarly to,ide slots.i

The outer frame is held to the wall by n rod, l, passing throughleye-bolts in the wall, and through similar devices on the proximateedges of the front slat of the nppepf'remle.

The several frames are connected together by means of plates bearingheaded studs, which work in slotted plates aiiixed on the adjacent slotshown at The frames are raised -hy means of helyards, E, attached to thelower frame, and leading upward through eyes or pulleys aiiixed on thewall G, and thence downward, to be conveniently accessible, as shown.

The frames are raised to the position shown in the drawing; by simplyhauling upon the halyards. The frames will act to spread and form a shedor awning by their own weight. v

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The awning, having its side slats E and curved topslats A conne cted together, to form frames, adapted to slide one Withinthe other, by means of the slotted ple-teef, and the plates havingheaded bolts, substantially ns herein shown'ond described.

The ahovo specification of my invention signed by me, this 23d dey ofJuly, 1868.

THOS. G. TYLER. Witnesses:

FRANK BLOCHLEY, ALEX. F. Rosen-rs.

